| 1979 Texas 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $161,250 | Race Date: | Jun 3, 1979 | Texas World Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2h 33m 39s | College Station, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 156.216 MPH | 2 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 5 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #135 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 155 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 167.903 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Texas 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 155 |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 170 | 199 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Running | | 170 | 199 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 160 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 160 | 196 | 1 |
| 6 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 150 | 195 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running |  | 146 | 193 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 142 | 192 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 138 | 192 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 134 | 190 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 31 | John Rezek | RPM Enterprises | Running | | 130 | 190 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 132 | 189 | 41 |
| 13 | 13 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchange | Running |  | 124 | 189 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 121 | 186 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 118 | 186 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Running |  | 115 | 185 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 19 | Billy Hagan | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 112 | 185 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Irish Spring Soap | Running | | 109 | 184 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 106 | 181 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 103 | 180 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 100 | 174 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 76 | Mike Potter | Miller | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 94 | 173 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 96 | Jim Hurlbert | White Crown Engineering | Running | | 91 | 150 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Broken Spindle | | 88 | 143 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Wheel Stud | | 85 | 140 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Transmission | | 82 | 139 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Valves |  | 79 | 135 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 69 | Mike Kempton | Pro-Shoppe Sports | Running | | 76 | 135 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 9 | Dick May | CRC Chemicals | Camshaft | | 73 | 113 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal | Engine | | 70 | 70 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 55 | Bill Meazell | Lowery U-Haul | Engine | | 67 | 46 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 58 | John Haver | Camera World Canon | Engine | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 32 | Jimmy Finger | Vita Fresh / Pharis Chevy | Engine | | 61 | 5 | 0 |
